ALCOHOL-OXYGEN VAPOR THERAPY OF PULMONARY EDEMA: RESULTS IN FIFTY ATTACKS

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Article1 December 1952ALCOHOL-OXYGEN VAPOR THERAPY OF PULMONARY EDEMA: RESULTS IN FIFTY ATTACKSMORTON A. GOLDMANN, M.D., ALDO A. LUISADA, M.D.MORTON A. GOLDMANN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALDO A. LUISADA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-6-1221 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe numerous measures used in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema (A.P.E.) attest to the fact that no therapy is consistently satisfactory and generally useful in this syndrome. Although reliable statistics of incidence and prognosis in pulmonary edema are unavailable, the condition is widely observed and is frequently followed by death. As previously pointed out,1-4 all conventional therapeutic measures, i.e., morphine and other hypnotics, oxygen under positive pressure, mercurials, venesection, etc., may be harmful in certain cases.A new method of treatment, utilizing the anti-foaming action of alcohol vapor, was successfully tried in animal experimentation by one of us.1Following...Bibliography1. Luisada AA: Therapy of paroxysmal pulmonary edema by antifoaming agents, Circulation 2: 872, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LuisadaGoldmannWeyl AAMAR: Read by title before Annual Session of American Heart Association, June, 1951. Google Scholar3. LuisadaGoldmannWeyl AAMAR: Therapy of acute pulmonary edema by antifoaming agents, Exhibit before Graduate Fortnight, The New York Academy of Medicine, October, 1951. Google Scholar4. LuisadaGoldmannWeyl AAMAR: Alcohol vapor by inhalation in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema, Circulation 5: 363, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GootnickLipsonTurbin AHIJ: Inhalation of ethyl alcohol for pulmonary edema, New England J. Med. 245: 842, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. LesterGreenberg DLA: The inhalation of ethyl alcohol by man, Quart. J. Stud. on Alcohol 12: 167, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication May 17, 1952.From the Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital (Dr. Goldmann), and the Division of Cardiology, The Chicago Medical School and Mt. Sinai Hospital (Dr. Luisada).This study was performed under the tenure of a Teaching Grant of the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, held by Dr. Luisada. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Role of Alveolar Edema in COVID-19Adjuvant use of warm butyl alcohol vapor in experimental pulmonary edemaParoxysmal pulmonary edema and the acute cardiac lung∗The Influence of Ethyl Alcohol on the Absorption of Mercury Vapour from the Lungs in ManPulmonary Edema of Noncardiac OriginACUTE PULMONARY EDEMADie LungenembolieTherapie der HerzinsuffizienzPhysiologic bases for the treatment of pulmonary edemaPulmonary oedemaACUTE PULMONARY OEDEMA IN PREGNANCYPulmonary edemaTherapieAcute pulmonary edema due to near-drowning in fresh waterCardiac EmergenciesCardiac EmergenciesRespiratory Tract EmergenciesLEFT VENTRICULAR FAILURE AND ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMAAcute pulmonary edema in pregnancy 1 December 1952Volume 37, Issue 6Page: 1221-1231KeywordsAlcoholsEdemaHeartHospital medicineLongitudinal studiesMedical servicesMorphineOxygenPhlebotomy Issue Published: 1 December 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...